to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
interference; intervention; meddling
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to happen to meet; to come across
on the way home from work; returning from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
carving; engraving; chiselled features
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
natto (fermented soybeans)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to entrust; to leave to a person
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound